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CPH student Michaela Zimmer receives Diversity Ambassador Scholarship

Published on June 14, 2022

Travel abroad provides an excellent opportunity to consider one’s personal identity in a new cultural context. The Diversity Ambassador Scholarship program supports the diversification of students who study abroad by providing awards to students from diverse backgrounds and identities, many of whom are traditionally underrepresented on study abroad programs.

Michaela Zimmer, a fourth-year public health major from Cottage Grove, Minnesota, is a 2022 summer recipient of the Diversity Ambassador Scholarship. She will intern this summer in Kisumu, Kenya, on the SIT Public Health in the Tropics Internship.

Michaela Zimmer

“I picked my program because my goal is to work in infectious disease prevention after I finish school. This program gives me hands-on access to work with diseases that would be difficult to get experience with in Iowa. I am also interested in learning about African cultures and exploring different African countries. I was most surprised by how quick the process was. I felt like one moment I was applying, and immediately after, I was ready to set off to Kenya! I have always wanted to travel and understand different perspectives, and studying abroad allows me to grow professionally and personally.”

Up to ten $1,000 Diversity Ambassador Scholarships are awarded for the spring and fall semesters/academic year, and another ten scholarships are awarded for summer and winter sessions.

See the full list of summer 2022 scholarship recipients.